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Tekla Structures partners

Tekla has an open approach to BIM, so you can run other providers’ solutions and fabrication machinery and still interface with Tekla. Extending and enhancing Tekla Structures is easy with Tekla Open API, the application interface.

Collaborative workflows are the key to minimizing errors and maximizing efficiency in the building and construction industry. This results in high profitability and on-time project completion.

Tekla effectively integrates with other AEC industry software solutions through Tekla Open API, while maintaining the highest levels of data integrity and accuracy. Tekla Open API is based on Microsoft ® .NET connection software and enables a state-of-the-art interface for collaboration between software systems.

Tekla Partners Program

Tekla Partners Program for developers offers its members Tekla Structures Partner license and permission to sell, market and distribute their applications and many more benefits. Tekla Developer Center is the hub containing all the relevant information about Tekla Open API for developers.

Analysis & Design

Tekla Structures can interface with several analysis and design (A&D) packages through Tekla Open API. In addition, the software links with A&D packages by file transfer and to in-house A&D calculation spreadsheets. Tekla Structures supports, for example, SDNF, CIS/2 and IFC structural.

The benefits of linking with A&D packages:

Coordination and visualization of the model, drawings and reports.

Both engineers and modelers can work on the same project model.

Efficient change management keeps project info up-to-date.

Connection design

We offer you several options for your connection design needs so you can always choose the best tool for each of your projects.

MIS

Tekla Structures can interface with the major MIS software solutions in steel and rebar fabrication and with production management systems software in precast concrete manufacturing. You can use Tekla reports, standardized file formats and advanced applications for data transfer. Some of these systems can export information back to Tekla Structures.

Steel industry

Precast industry

Rebar industry

Tekla model data can be integrated with the leading rebar MES software and rebar processing systems using industry standard formats such as BVBS, PXML and Unitechnik and in proprietary formats of aSa, LP-System, Soule, Arma+ among others.

Production machines

Tekla Structures can interface with different production machinery whether steel or precast concrete.

In steel, you can integrate any CNC software that imports DSTV. There are more advanced applications that can extract for example assembly information from the Tekla model for automatic layout and marking purposes. For precast concrete production, information from a Tekla model can be transferred to communicate reinforcement, embedded materials and concrete geometry.

CNC steel machines

Steel welding robots

Precast concrete machinery

Project management

You can further enhanced the information in your Tekla models by integrating communication and time-based management data. Mapping critical components of project management information into corresponding intelligent model objects provides you the opportunity to create dynamic dashboard views of project status. These dynamic links to project management help you to understand and visualize the true scope and context of schedule line items, change orders, payment requests, and other various areas of project discussions.

Architectural & industrial collaboration

Tekla Structures can share model and drawing information with the major architectural and MEP modeling programs. Archicad, ADT, Revit Building, Nemetschek Allplan and Bentley Architecture are all IFC-compliant, as is Tekla Structures. Other formats, such as DGN and DWG, are supported as well.

Tekla Structures can interface with the major process and plant layout planning and pipingdesign products, such as PDS, PDMS, Smartplant3D and CADMATIC. You benefit from better layout coordination and structural information.

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Trimble is an international company focusing on positioning-related technology for different industries. Tekla software solutions for advanced building information modeling and structural engineering are part of Trimble offering.